Cigar mold



- Aug. 15, 1939. F. HOCH'HERR 2,169,839

CIGAR MOLD Filed Dec. 9, 1936 2 Sheetseet 1 IN vL-NTQR :By Tfno/NAND Hoef/MER@ wat ATToR/VE Ys.

Aug. l5, 1939. F. HocHHl-:R

C I GAR MOLD Filed Dec. 9, 195e 2 sheets-sheet 2 Fig.

29 @gaming R M ,h mm s H W ED N VM/Lw TWT D T naA E TM Y B OO md Patented Aug. 15, 1939 PATENT OFFICE CIGAR. MOLD-'- Ferdinand,Y Hochherr, Heidelberg, Baden, Germany Application December 9, 1936, YSeriaLNo.n 114,890` In Germany December 9, 1935` 8Claims.. (Cl. 131-9) My invention relatesto cigarmolds, such as are in: use in forming .or moldingthe bunches from whichk the cigar. is nally formed.

According` to the invention one mold may be used to@ produce bunchesof 'different shapes andmembersbeingadapted to be inserted, one or4 10 more at a time, inl a. plate or frame in such manner that byA exchanging, adding orv taking away one or more members molds may be combined for producing bunches of anydesired shape or size in the manner ofy setting atypographic composi- 35 tion. The connection of the mold members may be effected in any desired'manner; According to one embodiment of the` invention undercut grooves: are provided in base plates of the bottom and cover ofthe; mold andthe mold members l mayy have guiding pieces tting in the said grooves;` According'to another embodiment the bottom andcover parts of the mold maybe made in form o-fiframes in which the individual molds:

are assembled and secured by suitable fastening In vorder toavoidthe formation of ridges Linthe bunchesthe mold members. of the bottom 35S. part are formed With excavations or depressionshaving a bottom of semicircular cross section and perpendicular side Walls and themold .members of the cover part are formed with excavations of semicircular cross section of the same diameter as; the bottom parts of the excavations inthe mold membersof the bottom par-ts. The outer side wallsof the cover members are perpendicular and sospacedthat the cover member ts snugly into the corresponding bottom member.

n The invention is more fully described in the following' specication and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the'bottom part, partially in cross section through the. line I-I of Fig. 2,

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the bottom part, Figure-3 is a cross section of the coverl part taken through the line IvII--I'II'of Fig. 4,'

Figure-4 isa bottomn plan view of the cover part,

Figure Elisa cross section through two corresponding-mold members,

Figure 6 is across section through the same mold members in moldingor pressing position.

Figure^ 7.. is aperspective View of vafllling piece,

Figure 8 is a top plan view-of the bottom part orf-fa second embodiment of the invention,

Figure 9fisa cross sectionv taken through the line IX-IX of Fig. 8,

Figure- 10-is a. bottom plan view of the cover part of the mold,

Figure 11 is a cross section through the line XI-XIfof Fig. 10,-l and Figures 12 and 13 are cross sectional views of the mold members of the cover and bottom part respectively.

Inthe embodimentaccording to Figs. 1 to the4 base plate l is provided with a plurality of undercut guiding grooves 2 f parallel to each other, said grooves being open atone end and closed at theoppositeend. The bunch molds proper are composedofaplurality of individual mold members or blocks-3 having, onY their under surfaces guiding bars 4- tting into thegrooves Z'and. in their upper surfaces depressions or recesses 5; The-recesses have a semicylindrical or semiconical bottom and'theirV sideV walls are lin the form of perpendicular planes. The mold members for the heads' and ends ofthe bunches are provided -with recesses, the bottoms of which are formedaccording to the desired form of the head-*or end andthe side wallsof which are'likewise perpendicular; Preferably these end parts have perpendicular'slots E in their outer `ends to allow the' tail ends of the bunches to pass through;

Thecover plate 1 `is also provided with undercuty grooves 2 arrangedin the same manner andl corresponding to the grooves 2 of the bottom plate. The mold members or blocks 3 of the cover plate are provided` with guiding bars 4 itting into the grooves 2f. The recesses 5 are semicylindrical or semiconical. and of such` width that their perpendicular outer surfaces form sharp edges with the curved inner surfacesof the recesses and theperpendicular outer walls of the cover members will t exactly between thev perpendicularinner walls ofthe recesses 5 in the bottom members. Accordingly when the cover members are fully inserted into the bottomA members a hollow mold of exactly circular cross section is formed asshO-wn in. Fig. 6. .The cover members for the heads and ends of the Ybunches may be provided with end openings 6l for the tail ends of the bunches.

between the sides 23.

The cover plate l may be subdivided transversally in order to be adapted to the length of the bunches to be produced. The sections may be provided with positioning pins and holes 8 so that the guiding grooves 2 will be in strict alignment. VThe sections are secured together by screw bolts 9 and nuts 9.

For the purpose of assembling the bunch molds first the mold members for the cigar heads are inserted into grooves 2 of the base plate I. After that intermediate members of the desired form` are inserted, one end of one of these intermediate members fitting against the inner end of the head member, and the mold is brought to the desired length by adding further matching members, whereupon a matching end member is adjoined. The grooves are then iled up by filling pieces l and the mold members are fastened by a closing bar l I.

The cover part of the mold is composed in corresponding manner by rst building up the base plate l of the cover to the desired length, inserting into the grooves 2 mold members 3 corresponding to and registering with the mold members 3 of the bottom part, and fastening the mold members by a closing bar Il.

In order to enable the operator to cut off the projecting ends or tails of the bunches the guiding bars of the mold members for the heads and ends are not continued to the ends of the mold blocks but are cut away at a distance from the end surface corresponding to the width of the edge portion of the base plate; however, the end faces of the mold blocks and of the base plate are in alignment.

According to Figures 8 to 13 the base plates 2l and 22 respectively of the bottom and cover parts are made in the form of frames. In the inner surfaces of two opposite sides 23 of these frames corresponding grooves 24 are provided. The mold members 25 have in their side surfaces grooves 26 of preferably semicircular cross section as shown in Figs. 12 and 13. For assembling the molds, the ends of a circular bar 21 fitting into the grooves 26 of the mold members are inserted into the grooves 24 of the frame. Thereupon the mold members for the iirst bunch mold are inserted into the frame and if required lling pieces are added in order to fill the frame After that a second bar 21 is inserted into the grooves 24 of the sides of the frame and into the grooves 26 of the mold members of the said rst bunch mold. The

molds for the other bunches are composed orA assembled in the same manner and joined to the 'rst composed mold in such manner that the the frame is filled up an end piece or bar 28 is,

inserted and the molds are secured by screw bolts 29. To secure the mold members in the longitudinal direction of the bunches a rail 3| of U-shaped cross section is provided in one of the grooves 24 and this rail is pressed against the end surfaces of the mold members by screw bolts 30 provided in the corresponding side of the frame.

'Ihe cover part of the mold is composed in similar manner. The frames of the bottom part and cover part are provided with suitable positioning means, such as positioning pins and positioning holes (for instance of the same character as those shown at 8in Fig. 4) in order to secure exact registering of the bottom parts andY cover parts of each mold. Suitable connecting aicas means such as spring latches or the like may be provided' in the bottom and cover plates or frames.

The parts are preferably made of metal, for instance light metal alloy to secure durability and light weight. To enable the bunches to dry up in the molds the mold blocks are preferably provided with perforations such as l2. The base plates of the bottom and cover of the mold may also be provided with perforations, for instance between the guiding grooves 2 and 2 respectively.

-In using the molds according to the invention a great variety of different bunches may be produced by means of a relatively small number of mold members. Evidently it is possible to assemble molds of different shapes or sizes in one frame.

I claim.

1. A cigar mold having a bottom part and a cover part, each of said parts provided with a pluralityy of parallel undercut grooves, the grooves in the bottom part registering with the grooves in the cover part, and a plurality lof interchangeable mold members adapted to be fixed in said grooves, the mold members in the cover part fitting into the mold members in the bottom part.v

2. A cigar mold having a bottom part and a cover part, each of said parts provided with a plurality of parallel undercut grooves, the grooves in the vbottom part registering with the grooves in the cover part, a plurality of interchangeable mold members having Vfoot members fitting into said grooves, filling pieces fitting into said grooves, and means to fix said mold members andv filling pieces in said grooves.

3. A cigar mold having a' bottom part and a cover part, each ofsaid parts comprising a frame, grooves in two opposite sides of said frame, a plurality of interchangeable mold members adapted to be inserted into one of said frames, a plurality of connecting members adapted to hold said mold members in axial alignment in said frames,`and means to x said mold membersY and connecting members in said frames.

4. A cigar mold consisting of a bottom frame and a cover frame, each of said frames having grooves in two opposite sides, a plurality of interchangeable mold members, the mold members of the cover frame` Vfitting into the mold members of .the bottom frame, each mold member having grooves in its side surfaces, a plurality of connecting bars fitting into said grooves, and screw means to x said mold members and connecting bars in said frames.

5.,A cigar mold composed of a bottom part and a cover part, a plurality of mold members each composed of a plurality of removable sections, arranged in tandem fashion on said bottom part and cover part respectively, means for axially aligning the sections of the same mold member in tandem relation, and means for securing the said mold members in position on the bottom part and on the cover part respectively.

6. A cigar mold composed of a bottom part and a cover part, a plurality of mold members each composed of a plurality of removable sections, viz. one section foreach end of the mold member and one or more sections fitted between such end sections, means, in engagement with the sections of the same mold member, for aligning said sections longitudinally on the said bottom part or said cover part respectively, and means for securing said mold members in position on the bottom part and on the cover part respectively.

'7. A cigar mold composed of a bottom part and a cover part, each of said parts comprising a body with mold guides, a plurality of mold members each composed of removable sections provided with portions adapted to fit said mold guides and to slide longitudinally thereof in tandem arrangement and axial alignment, and means for securing said mold members in position on the bottom part and on the cover part and a cover part, each of said parts comprising a body with parallel grooves and with bars the ends of which are adapted to slide in said grooves, a plurality of mold members each composed of a plurality of removable sections arranged in tandem fashion lengthwise of said bars, the sides of said sections engaging said bars and being held thereby in axial alignment, and means for securing said mold members in position on the bottom part and on the cover part 10 respectively.

FERDINAND I-IOCHHERR. 

